Posted 11 April 2012

‘Heads-Up’ Game Store Update 11th April 2012

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Episodes from Liberty City heads its way onto the PS Store on this fine sunny day*. This includes both expansions (The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony) and won’t require the original GTAIV disc.

For PlayStation Vita we now have Stardrone Extreme, a game that I can only describe as really, really colourful!

There is a varied bunch of DLC content today, too from Dynasty Warriors 7 to Uncharted 3. Yep, Uncharted 3 has a new set of maps available today for you fortune hunting folk out there. Nothing like running around on the streets of London, eh?

Gilgamesh also travels through time to say hello and then proceed to make your life difficult in a new coliseum battle for Final Fantasy XIII-2. Noel gets his outfit from Assassin’s Creed and Serah gets her outfit designed by a member from AKB48, a Japanese group so big both in members and popularity.

The Journey soundtrack today is also being released today, too. A game praised for its music, I am sure this will go down a treat for some.

We’ve also got a bit of a sale going on for various Tom Clancy titles. More information will be detailed courtesy of Andy soon but, you’ll be able to hunt the offers down once the store refreshes later today.

As always, the list of content follows below.

Happy gaming.

Adieu!

*It was sunny as I wrote this. It may not be sunny now, however…

PlayStation Network New Content

Content may be added or removed, or move dates – please stay tuned to your weekly Store Update for the most up to date listings. Listed savings are approximate, based on SRP excluding Special Offer pricing and should be considered as a guide only:

PlayStation Plus

Silent Hill (PS one) – 100% discount

Until May 9th

Pure Chess – 20% discount

2 weeks only

Pure Chess – Park Pack – 100% discount

2 weeks only

Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City – 40% Discount

1 week only

PS3 Games

Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City

Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City includes both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony together and does not require a copy of the original Grand Theft Auto IV to play.

Prices: £14.99, €19.99, AU$29.95PEGI: 18Availability: Not Available in KW,QT,SA,AE

Goldeneye 007: Reloaded

Play through all the iconic movie moments re-imagined and updated for today’s gaming standards. Experience stunning visuals, a unique blend of action and stealth, and upgraded multiplayer. In the new MI6 Ops, test your 00 mettle in various agent skill challenges.

Refined. Recharged. Reloaded.

Prices: £39.99, €49.99, AU$79.95PEGI: 16Availability: All

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

Betrayed by Darth Vader for the last time, Starkiller has escaped and faces a new journey to find his true identity. Unleash fury – wield dual lightsabers and new force powers to crush your enemies. Unleash truth – sequel to the award-winning story, continue the epic Star Wars saga.

Prices:£8.79, €10.99, AU$17.45PEGI: 16Availability: Available only in AU,BE,FR,DE,NL,NZ,IT,PT,RU,ES,UK

Pure Chess

Experience the game of chess like you’ve never seen it before. Download Pure Chess to see how stunning and beautiful chess can really be, and find out if you are a Grandmaster in the making.

PSVita Games

StarDrone Extreme is a high-speed action thriller with a mix of arcade action, pinball, breakout, physics and collect-the-objects. Explore the level to find key power-ups and earn more points that will ultimately let you compete against the world on the StarDrone Extreme leaderboards.

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I recently downloaded the Feeding Frenzy 2 Shipwreck Showdown Trail and enjoyed it then when I looked on the store for the full game I could not find it.Could you look into this for me as I would like to purchase the game?Thanks Jawad

I recently downloaded the Feeding Frenzy 2 Shipwreck Showdown Trail and enjoyed it then when I looked on the store for the full game I could not find it.Could you look into this for me as I would like to purchase the game?

1. Language SupportThe Czech Store is in English only. It’s not a surprise. But every time I access it, I have to go through a message that specifically says that it is “MOMENTARILY only available in English”. Well, maybe not “momentarily” but definitely in the sense of “at present”. It suggest that some time in the future it will be availalbe in the Czech language. But will it? I know the Czech PSN market is very small and that localisation of the Store would probably not be profitable but if there is no chance of it happening, at least remove the word “momentarily” from the welcoming message. I’d bet the same is true for other Stores from countries with less promiment languages.

2. MisnamingThe Journey dynamic theme finally came last week but why is there a “2” at the end? It looks no different from the one the US got. Is there a No.1 or is it just a misnaming? Speaking of which, “Arc the Lad 1” has quite a huge space between its ...

1. Language SupportThe Czech Store is in English only. It’s not a surprise. But every time I access it, I have to go through a message that specifically says that it is “MOMENTARILY only available in English”. Well, maybe not “momentarily” but definitely in the sense of “at present”. It suggest that some time in the future it will be availalbe in the Czech language. But will it? I know the Czech PSN market is very small and that localisation of the Store would probably not be profitable but if there is no chance of it happening, at least remove the word “momentarily” from the welcoming message. I’d bet the same is true for other Stores from countries with less promiment languages.

2. MisnamingThe Journey dynamic theme finally came last week but why is there a “2” at the end? It looks no different from the one the US got. Is there a No.1 or is it just a misnaming? Speaking of which, “Arc the Lad 1” has quite a huge space between its title and the “(Full Game)” apendix. I’d bet there are other instances of errors in titles elsewhere.

Do you know when the DLC packs for Worms Ultimate Mayhem are coming out? It’s been a while since the game was released and I haven’t heard anything about them yet (plus, they have their own trophies already):P.

3. NeoGeoAny insight as to why PS3 versions of NeoGeo Station titles cost more than the PSP versions? The games are the same, are they not? It’s like this everywhere I’ve looked (CZ, UK, USA, JP).

Also, it is a huge, HUGE shame that the US is getting SMT: Persona 3 FES this week and we aren’t. The US Store may not have as many PS2 games as the Stores in Europe but their quality:quantity ratio is much better.

1. I imagine this will happen but I have no idea when.2. Usually it’s because there is another version. In this case one was incentive based. We’re looking to change the name to avoid mixups.3. They are different products, to put it simply.

Some Megaten games are planned for us but there isn’t a date to announce. The differences are always going to be related to legal or license. Those are the common two, at least.

I did think we had a few vita releases today and skull girls any info on the vita titles I thought we would have pure chess dr who to name a few…what’s up with the vita release lists will we get disgaea and supremacy mma on the store???

HiJust dropping by to make a few suggestions.Would it be possible to put Parasite Eve 1 on the store, it would make me very happy :)Also, since I missed out on it in the past, perhaps the Wild Arms series entirely?

It would be awesome if you pitched in these idea’s, I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one wanting this :)

Hey I was just wondering where the demo for Batman Arkham Asylum is. I was going to recommend it to a friend of mine but it’s nowhere to be found on the store anymore. The strange thing is I could still download it via my downloads list, so it’s still on your servers, just not available on the store. Why?

What happened to the GTA plus discount? sure that was mentioned. also any word on I am alive being fixed. ironically its not alive, it just hangs the ps3 and I need to cut the power. I won’t buy a broken product and won’t buy at all if plus discount goes before its fixed

I was going to download the Journey Music but I’ll not pay more for absolutely no reason. It’s $4.99 (about 3,80€) on the US Store. The GTA bundle is $15.99 on there. That’s about 12€, not 20€. US PS+ Members also get a discount. The Pinball Arcade game isn’t available either. What about Skullgirls?

Weren’t you guys working towards offering the same things everywhere in the west? But, according to your customer service, you were also working on an 18+ section for the German Store… that was about five and a half years ago.